Responsive Facades React to Sunlight

Intense temperatures, dry conditions and glare are challenges architects in Abu Dhabi have to consider when designing architecture.  Their sustainable approach to architecture pledges to…

Printed Solar Technology

As the need for renewable energy continues to grow, work on developing solar alternatives has as well.  Since 2007, Scientists from Australia’s national science agency,…

Solar Trees Cut back on Emissions

In Vienna, Austria form and function came together in designer Ross Lovegrove’s solar trees.  Created in conjunction with Artemide and Sharp Solar, the artist aimed…

Fabric Circuit Boards

Researchers at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University have developed a computerized knitting technology that creates fabric circuit boards (FCBs).  In their efforts, the researchers combined…

Nano-Treated Fabric Leads to Cleaner Air

  Developed by HWKN (Marc Kushner and Matthias Hollwich) is an architectural experiment that pushes the boundaries of what architecture can do in an urban…

Solar Technology Expands to Fashion

As technology continues to advance and become a larger part of our everyday lives, it becomes apparent that powering our devices is often inconvenient or…

Eco-Friendly Enclosure in the Outdoors

The outdoors have never been so homey!  The Les Bivouacs de la Reine, also known as the Casa Bubble house, are stylish accommodations that offer…

Fiber Dome Incorporates LED’s to Change Landscape

Designed by Loop.pH, the SOL Dome was inspired by molecular biology and the chemical bonds holding atoms together in a molecule. By combining scientific mechanisms…